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Wipro Chairman conferred with highest French Civilian Honour

Published on November 30, 2018
Chairman of IT major Wipro and philanthropist Azim Premji was bestowed with the highest French civilian distinction Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).
Wipro Chairman conferred with highest French Civilian Honour
  • He was awarded for his outstanding contribution to developing information technology industry in India, his economic outreach in France and his contribution to society as a philanthropist through the Azim Premji Foundation and Azim Premji University.

About Legion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour):

  • It is the highest civilian award given by the French government to a person for his outstanding service to France, regardless of the nationality of the recipients. 
  • It was instituted in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • The order (merit for both military and civil merits) is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand officier (Grand Officer), and Grand-croix (Grand Cross).
  • President of France is the Grand Master of the Order of the Legion of Honour.
  • Some of the past Indian recipients of this prestigious award include renowned scientist and Bharat Ratna awardee C N R Rao, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Amartya Sen, Ravi Shankar, Zubin Mehta, Lata Mangeshkar, JRD Tata and Ratan Tata among others.

Question:

Q. Which Chairman of an IT major and a philanthropist was bestowed with the highest French civilian distinction Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour)?
a. N Narayanmurthy
b. Anand Mahindra
c. Azim Premji
d. None of the above
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